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Misfit Dislocation
Misfit may refer to: Film, books, and television * Misfit (short story), "Misfit" (short story), a 1939 short story by Robert A. Heinlein * The Misfit, a character in Flannery O'Connor's short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find (short story), A Good Man Is Hard to Find" * Misfit (1965 film), ''Misfit'' (1965 film), a 1965 American film * The Misfit (TV series), ''The Misfit'' (TV series), a 1970s ATV sitcom series * Salah Asuhan (film), ''Salah Asuhan'' (film), a 1972 Indonesian film released internationally as ''The Misfit'' * Misfit (2017 film), ''Misfit'' (2017 film), a 2017 Dutch film Music * Misfit (songwriter), Korean lyricist at S.M. Entertainment * Misfit (Amy Studt song), "Misfit" (Amy Studt song), 2003 *Misfit (Curiosity Killed the Cat song), "Misfit" (Curiosity Killed the Cat song), 1986 * "Misfit", 1974 song by Carly Simon from Hotcakes (album), ''Hotcakes'' * "Misfit", song by Elefant from ''Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid'' * "Misfit", 1980 song by Wipers from their album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misfit (short Story)
"Misfit" is a science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It was originally titled "Cosmic Construction Corps" before being renamed by the editor John W. Campbell and published in the November 1939 issue of ''Astounding (magazine), Astounding Science Fiction''. "Misfit" was Heinlein's second published story. One of the earliest of Heinlein's Future History (novel), Future History stories, it was later included in the collections ''Revolt in 2100'' and ''The Past Through Tomorrow''. Plot summary A coming-of-age story that follows Andrew Jackson Libby, a boy from Earth with extraordinary mathematical ability but meager education. Finding few opportunities on Earth, he joins the ''Cosmic Construction Corps'', a future military-led version of the US Great Depression, Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps employing out-of-work youth to construct the infrastructure needed to colonize the Solar System. With a group of other inexperienced young men he is assig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |